good starting kit need info please

[jdm eg99]

id like to get into taken pictures but the cheap old dig cam for 149 bucks dont cut it. what would a good first set up be so i can change the lenses has a good battery life ect ect i dont know shit about cameras. any info would be great thx

[james]

sounds like you need to stick witht he p&s. get a more advanced model.

[WTF?]

i too would like to know a good starter kit im not trying to make a carrer out of it but i have always thought it was cool and have always been interested but havent had the funds to do so and now i do

[Nemesis]

What are your budgets?

[WTF?]

id say for me prob $200-$300

[Nemesis]

There is a decent D40 kit for sale for 300 in the For sale section. Thats a pretty good deal for that price range.

[Tarzanman]

$300 isn't going to cut it unless you realize that the $300 is just an initial investment. The approximate amount of cash you will end up spending on a used DSLR camera set-up is going to be in the $450-$500 range since you will want more than one lens.

The D40 is cheap, and very prevalent but you can usually get better deals on the forgotten Canons (XS and XT cameras) if you hunt around on craigslist (there is less demand for those bodies).

[WTF?]

all the camers listed abouve are they good beginner/starter cameras and i know that the better i become the more i will spend that pretty much comes with anything in life

[Jason..]

Heard they shoot great pics!!!


http://thefilmplace.com/assets/images/FunSaver_w_flash03.jpg

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There is a decent D40 kit for sale for 300 in the For sale section. Thats a pretty good deal for that price range.Im gonna have to go with the nikon traitor on this one. I sold my D40 body for 250 alone. Cant go wrong with 300 for a lens and body

[CHADbee]

i say go with a D50 because of a better choice of less expensive lens.

[xbn83]

Nikon just released AFS 35mm f1.8G Dx lens for $200. It is an awesome, sharp, and contrasty lens for whoever have D40/D40x/D60. It is an AFS so it will auto focus with those cameras, unlike the 50mm f1.8/1.4D. With D40+lens kit 18-55mm and this lens, you are good to go. Later down the road if you need longer reach, just get 55-200mm or 70-300mm.

[CHADbee]

Nikon just released AFS 35mm f1.8G Dx lens for $200. It is an awesome, sharp, and contrasty lens for whoever have D40/D40x/D60. It is an AFS so it will auto focus with those cameras, unlike the 50mm f1.8/1.4D. With D40+lens kit 18-55mm and this lens, you are good to go. Later down the road if you need longer reach, just get 55-200mm or 70-300mm.
can i haz your 85 1.4? pweeease????

[xbn83]

can i haz your 85 1.4? pweeease????

No, you can't! But I let you touch it :D

[WTF?]

No, you can't! But I let you touch it :D

LOL :lmfao:

thanks for all the info :goodjob: